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Fretless: I got 'Quichotte' LP on the Red Amiga label..What the Permed one needs is the 'Staatsgrenze West' LP

Fretless wrote:

The Permed One wrote:The Permed one is an early electronic expert

Here you are: Carlos Guirao 'Walking Across The Garden Of Your Mind'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ew9Ov_Nn18

Heyyyy. That's really good, in a sounds-a-bit-like-Klaus-Schulze sort of way.
Wasn't he in Neuronium?

Yes he was in Neuronium

What i need if anyone has one is an original Gil Mellé 'The Andromeda Strain' soundtrack LP on Kapp records [Silver open up sleeve].. I only have a later reissue without the opening, not quite the same really.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-R0kuHyBb8

The Permed One wrote:Fretless: I got 'Quichotte' LP on the Red Amiga label..What the Permed one needs is the 'Staatsgrenze West' LP

TD are still the kings of the EM world. I saw them (Froese, Franke, Haslinger) in Bradford in 1986, an unforgettable experience.
Kept up with the music up to the departure of Chris Franke and have a few later releases. 'Underwater Sunlight' i regard as the last classic TD album.

Fretless wrote:

The Permed One wrote:Fretless: I got 'Quichotte' LP on the Red Amiga label..What the Permed one needs is the 'Staatsgrenze West' LP

TD are still the kings of the EM world. I saw them (Froese, Franke, Haslinger) in Bradford in 1986, an unforgettable experience.
Kept up with the music up to the departure of Chris Franke and have a few later releases. 'Underwater Sunlight' i regard as the last classic TD album.

That is when i saw them '86 Sheffield City Hall..The odd thing is the place was let say not full. Still got my Ticket somewhere, was only about £5/6

!'ve got my ticket too - tucked away in the Poland LP, it was 5 pounds. They weren't so popular around then, most of the crowd were there out of curiosity I think. Did you also get a guitar freakout from Froese & Haslinger - Heavy metal time!

Permy don't remember that, but what he does remember is he was bord shitless & could not wait for it to end..Permatron just cannot get on with em at this period but it was the only chance The permed one was going to get to see them so he thought at the time.

The Permed One wrote:Permy don't remember that, but what he does remember is he was bord shitless & could not wait for it to end..Permatron just cannot get on with em at this period but it was the only chance The permed one was going to get to see them so he thought at the time.

Sad, Fretless remembers the Bradford gig as being utterly brilliant and one of the best concerts he has ever attended.

Well if you like the period you are obviously going to. I remember the Sound Quality as good tho.

Yes, the SQ was top rate. And there was a single big mirror ball suspended above the stage which was central to the lighting effects - simple but very effective.

The Haslinger period was a turning point for TD, he injected new life into a band that was definitely running out of steam and beginning to be more seen as a group that did soundtracks (remember 'Streethawk'?}. The initial result (Underwater Sunlight) was very promising, but then Chris Franke left (soundtracks for 'Babylon 5') and Edgar began to use TD effectively as a solo project. 'Optical Race' was just the Froese/Haslinger duo and showed that TD was definitely moving into snappy (and bland), short-form pieces - although it ranks among the best TD discs with regard to recording quality.

Excuse the verbal splurge, I wrote and translated for a Dutch/English EM magazine for a couple of years and TD were mentioned very frequently.